Jump to content

Machu Apachita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Volcanoguy (talk | contribs) at 20:05, 6 December 2015 (fixing region parameter to prep for merging range template using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Machu Apachita
Machu Apachita is located in Peru
Machu Apachita
Machu Apachita
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Machu Apachita (Quechua machu old, old person, Aymara apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[2][3] also spelled Machu Apacheta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Camanti and Marcapata. It is situated southeast of Wisk'achani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)